Fertilizer-distributer.



N0. 700,533.v 'Patented May 20, |902.

W. P. MIZE.

.- FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

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No. 700,533. f Patented may 20, |902.

W. P. MIZE. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

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UNI-'TED STAT-.Esi

wIL-LIAM P. MIZE,

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i OF MESA, TEXAS.

` FRTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

. SPECIFICATION formingpft of Letters raaennm, 700,533, dated May'ao,1902.

Application led June 1I 1901. i

To all whom it may concern-. Q

Be it known that I,`WILLIMP; M IZ'Ea citi-1 zeny of the United States,residing at-Mesa, in4 the county of Grimes and State of Texas,ihave`-invented `new and useful lmprovements inil Fertilizer-Distributers,ofwhich the following is a specification.v This invention relates tofertilizer-distributers; and the principal object of the invenf tion isto provide a fertiliZer-distributer in which there is provided inconnection with a suitable h opper means for agitating and loosening upthe fertilizing material and delivering the same through a series ofdischargeopenings, such series extending transversely of the path ofmovement of the machine across the field and controlled by individualand in` dependently operable feed slides or gates,

whereby the machine may be used v f orr simul-v4 taneously fertilizingadjoining fnrrows eras'- a broadcast fertilizerrdistributer.

a detachableV hood or` cut-of'fwhichiwhen in place covers some ofthedischarge-open-f ings and causes all of the fertilizing material'A`to pass to thosedischarge openings which:

are'not'coveredandprotected by the hood or cut-0E. v V

With the above andother objects in view, which willappearasthe'description proceeds, the invention consistsin'the novelconstruction, combinatiomfand arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of afertilizer-distributer constructed in accordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a verticalcross-section taken through the same, showing the removable hood orcutoft' and the transverse series of feed-slides. Fig.4 is a verticallongitudinal section through the distributer, showing `theagitator-shaft, agitators,'clearers, a'nd'on'e of the feed-slides.

Similarnumeralsof reference denote like parts in all iigures of thedrawings.

The fertilizer-distributer contemplated in this invention is designed tobe supported upon suitable carrying-Wheels 1Q and comprises arectangular frame consisting of longitudinal bars 11 and end cross-bars12, which Striano. 62,782. (No modem' .are securelyjfastened togetherand supported bymeans'ofgposts 13 on the axles 14, upon whichthecarrying-wheels are journaled. A

In carrying out thepresent invention I pro- 1gvidefafertilizer-hopper15, the side walls 16 of which'ma57 extend vertically, but the end`walls 17 of which are arranged at an angle to slope inwardly anddownwardlytoward each 6o other, where they terminate in a concavedbottom or trough 18, extending transversely of the machine. The hopperis supported by means of cross-bars 19 of substantially triangular shapein cross-section and resting at ,their opposite ends upon 4thelongitudinal bars 11 of the main frame. 1

In the lower portion of the hopper are ar-4 'ranged parallel bars 20,which extend transversely across the frame beneath the main 7o byasegmental feedlslideff'24,'operating be- 8o tween grooved cleats orguides v,25, 'secured to the bottom of the trough and providedat one endwith an operating-handle 26,1:by means of which each slide maybefmovedindependently of all the other slides Afor partially or 8 5wholly opening and closing the dischargeopening which it controls.

Journaled in suitable bearings connected with the longitudinal bars 11is an agitatorshaft 27, which passes through the bottom of 9o the hopperand is provided with a plurality of radiating agitating-ingers, some ofwhich are provided with terminal hooks 28 and others of which (indicatedat 29).,arestraight. By preference two sets of hooked fingers 28 95 andone set of straight `ingersare' .provided for and above eachdischargeopening, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and-when-th'eshaft isrotated said fingers serve to stir, agitate, and loosen up thefertilizing material in a man- Ioo ner which will be readily understood,thereby preventing the material from becoming packed and clogged in thetrough and insuring the proper feeding of the same through thedischarge-openings. Extending across the top of the shaft 27 is a seriesof clearers 30, preferably in the form of rods, the opposite'ends ofwhich are bent downward and secured to the parallel bars 20, as shown inFig. 4. Theseclearers serve to scrape surplus material from theagitator-fingers and maintain the latter in operative condition.

In order to cut off the supply of fertilizing material to theintermediate discharge-openings, I provide a removable hood or cut-off31 ,comprising,essentially,parallel side plates or portions 32, havingvertical slots 33 to fit over the agitator-shaft 27 and adapted to restupon the bottom or trough 18 between the outermost discharge-openingsand the intermediate discharge-openings, as plainly illustrated in Fig.3. The side portions 32 are braced relatively to each other by means ofa tie 34, and the said hood or cuto is equipped with a double pitchedtop or roof 35, which will divide the material placed in the hopper andcause equal parts thereof to pass into the space at opposite sides ofthe hood, where such material will be operated upon by theagitator-fingers and caused to pass through the outermostdischarge-openings 23. In this manner adjoining rows or furrows may befertilized, or by removing the hood 31 the machine is adapted todistribute the fertilizing material broadcast.

The improvement hereinabove described will be found especially valuableto farmers, as they may be mounted upon a truck or an ordinaryfarm-wagon after removing the wagon-body. Motion is imparted to theagior vary the construction within the scope of Y the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a fertilizer-distributer, the combination with a wheeled truck; of ahopper for the fertilizing material, said hopper being supported on thetruck-frame, a concaved trough forming the bottom of the hopper andprovided with a series of discharge-openin gs extending transversely ofthe machine, au agitatorshaft within the trough, means for driving saidshaft, and a cut-oit or hood comprising sides which slope transverselyof the machine and are provided on their lower edges with vertical slotsremovably tted in the central portion of the hopper over theagitator-shaft whereby the centrally-arranged dischargeopenings arecovered and the fertilizer directed toward the end openings.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM P. MIZE. Witnesses:

J. D. FITZGIBBONS, L. M. MALLETT.

